Random Quotes
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We have two ears and one mouth so we may listen more and talk the less.Epictetus
I think that their flight from and hatred of technology is self-defeating. The Buddha rests quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer of the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or in the petals of a flower. To think otherwise is to demean the Buddha--which is to demean oneself.Robert M. Pursig, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
You can complain because roses have have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.Ziggy
A successful lie is doubly a lie; an error which has to be corrected is a heavier burden than the truth.Dag Hammarskjold, newspaper quote of the day
Do not look back. And do not dream about the future, either. It will neither give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your duty, your reward- your destiny-are here and now.Dag Hammarskjold, newpaper quote of the day
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.Thomas Jefferson
I did it partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.Mark Twain
The true skeptic will never believe you no matter how much proof you offer him. The true believer does not need it.Peter James, Ghosts of the Queen Mary
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.Oprah Winfrey
IJames Lileks, The Bleat web log, September 4, 2003
